In Russia, land of the criminalization of "gay propaganda," gay marriage is obviously illegal. But two women have managed to register the country's very first same sex marriage, a move that has already drawn the ire of lawmakers intent on finding a way to, at the very least, annul the union.

The two brides Irina Shumilova and Alyona Fursova were able to get married Shumilova one bride is a trans woman currently undergoing hormone therapy and her passport still lists her as male. LGBT rights activist Anna Anisimova explained to AFP:

"The official registration by two women happened because one of them is a man according to the documents," she said. "Formally it was a wedding between a man and a woman but de-facto it was between two women."

"It was the first (LGBT wedding) in Russia. Both brides wore white dresses."